Facts of the Case
This famous basketball player played for the Los Angeles Lakers and died in a plane crash
Who is Kobe Bryant?
The two main ethical principles in the death coverage of Kobe Bryant that were violated
What are minimize harm and seek truth and report it?
News organizations should prioritize this over speed
What is accuracy?
The location the plane was traveling to when it crashed
Where is Mamba Sports Academy in Ventura County?
This reporter from the Washington Post didn't work to minimize harm during the death coverage
Who is Felicia Sonmez?
News organizations should respect these two things of those affected
What are privacy and sensitivity?
Number of victims who were involved in the crash
How many is 9?
This other famous basketball player was accidentally included in a clip of the death coverage on BBC
Who is LeBron James?
News organizations should create this type of policy to prevent similar death coverage
This news outlet first released the news that the plane crashed
What is TMZ?
This ethical principle calls on journalists to admit mistakes and address them promptly which ABC's Matt Gutman followed during the death coverage
What is be accountable and transparent?
News organizations should conduct this type of reporting training for reporters and editors
What is trauma-informed?
The ABC chief national correspondent who inaccurately reported that all of Bryant's children were on the plane
Who is Matt Gutman?
This former Forbes contributor did not believe Sonmez should've lost her job over tweets posted which challenged the principle of minimize harm
Who is Alex Reimer?
News organizations should strengthen collaboration with this group of people